First week of voting slashes four dreams, drama begins
Tracy Combs
Issue date: 3/1/10 Section: Entertainment
"If you lose it tonight, your career is over," warned Simon Cowell to visibly nervous contestants on American Idol Wednesday night.
The top 24 contestants performed live for the first time last week and, while some individuals are taking an early lead, four contestants have already had their dreams destroyed.
TUESDAY: GIRL'S NIGHT
The top 12 female contestants began this week's show with their performances. However, the drama began before the first contestant even appeared on the stage.
There was a notable change in the seating arrangement of the judges since Hollywood week, with Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres now on opposite ends of the table.
This added fuel to the persistent rumors that there has been tension between the new judge and Cowell, who will be leaving Idol after this season.
DeGeneres attempted to avoid Ryan Seacrest's probing by teasing that Cowell "wanted her", and showed an obviously edited video of him repeatedly touching her leg during Hollywood week, clearly a use of a distraction instead of directly confirming or denying the issue.
The first contestant was 22-year-old Paige Miles, who sang "All Right Now".
Cowell, who normally seems to enjoy insulting contestants, was impressed by her performance, telling her, "Out of all of the girls, you have the best voice."
While Miles received compliments from the judges, 19-yr-old Katelyn Epperly was not as fortunate.
After performing "Oh Darling," Cowell, returning to his brutally honest style, said, "You are going to need an awful lot of work."
Epperly quickly forgot this judgment after Kara DioGuardi criticized her outfit. An awkward moment and a vulgarity then occurred before Epperly was finally allowed to leave the stage.
A similar fate was given to Haeley Vaughn, 16, who shared during her pre-performance video that she got her nose pierced the day she was given the Golden Ticket to Hollywood.
The top 24 contestants performed live for the first time last week and, while some individuals are taking an early lead, four contestants have already had their dreams destroyed.
TUESDAY: GIRL'S NIGHT
The top 12 female contestants began this week's show with their performances. However, the drama began before the first contestant even appeared on the stage.
There was a notable change in the seating arrangement of the judges since Hollywood week, with Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres now on opposite ends of the table.
This added fuel to the persistent rumors that there has been tension between the new judge and Cowell, who will be leaving Idol after this season.
DeGeneres attempted to avoid Ryan Seacrest's probing by teasing that Cowell "wanted her", and showed an obviously edited video of him repeatedly touching her leg during Hollywood week, clearly a use of a distraction instead of directly confirming or denying the issue.
The first contestant was 22-year-old Paige Miles, who sang "All Right Now".
Cowell, who normally seems to enjoy insulting contestants, was impressed by her performance, telling her, "Out of all of the girls, you have the best voice."
While Miles received compliments from the judges, 19-yr-old Katelyn Epperly was not as fortunate.
After performing "Oh Darling," Cowell, returning to his brutally honest style, said, "You are going to need an awful lot of work."
Epperly quickly forgot this judgment after Kara DioGuardi criticized her outfit. An awkward moment and a vulgarity then occurred before Epperly was finally allowed to leave the stage.
A similar fate was given to Haeley Vaughn, 16, who shared during her pre-performance video that she got her nose pierced the day she was given the Golden Ticket to Hollywood.
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Ashley Bailey
posted 3/01/10 @ 5:02 PM EST
Yey. Paige Miles is the best!! She will go far for sure!!!
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posted 3/09/10 @ 2:33 PM EST
Good to hear that news. Thnx!
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